by Nicholas Poli | Apr 7, 2026 | Uncategorized, Watersheds
In 2025, Conservation Resource Alliance expanded our in-house capacity to better understand the health of the streams we work to restore. Through a series of fisheries surveys conducted across northwest Lower Michigan, our team collected critical baseline data on fish...
by Gavin MacDonald | Aug 4, 2025 | Manistee River, River Care
CRA and partners have successfully completed the removal of a closed stream crossing at County Line Road, restoring natural flow and wetland connectivity in Anderson Creek—a cold-water tributary of the Big Manistee River. The project removed a one-lane concrete...
by Nicholas Poli | Mar 21, 2025 | Uncategorized, Watersheds
In 2024, CRA conducted fish species surveys using backpack electrofishing at various sites within its service area in northwest Lower Michigan. These surveys assess fish diversity and size structure before planned road/stream crossing replacements, addressing issues...
by Gavin MacDonald | Jan 2, 2024 | News, River Care
A Brief History of RCPP: Since its inception in 2014, the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) has emerged as a significant force for conservation. Born out of bipartisan collaboration and led by Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and her colleagues, the...
